The Blackwell companion to the economics of housing
Subtitle: the housing wealth of nations
By: edited by Susan J. Smith, Beverley A. Searle
Contributors: Blackwell Reference Online (Online service)
Series: Blackwell companions to contemporary economics -- 5; Blackwell companions to contemporary economics -- 5.
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 617
ISBN-13: 9781405197083; 9781444317985
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Finance; Real Estate; Housing; Wohnungsmarkt; Wohnungswesen; General
Description: The Blackwell Companion to the Economics of Housing will help students and professionals alike to explore key elements of the housing economy: home prices, housing wealth, mortgage debt, and financial risk.: Features 24 original essays, including an editorial introduction and three section overviews; Includes 39 world-class authors from a mix of educational and financial organizations in the UK, Europe, Australia, and North America; Broadly-based, scholarly, and accessible, serving students and professionals who wish to understand how today's housing economy works; Profiles the role and releva.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The Blackwell Companion to the Economics of Housing; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I Banking on Housing; Editorial; Chapter 2 Housing and Mortgage Markets: An OECD Perspective; Chapter 3 Is Housing Wealth an "ATM"?: International Trends; Chapter 4 Housing Wealth Effects and Course of the US Economy: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications; Chapter 5 The Rise in Home Prices and Household Debt in the UK: Potential Causes and Implications; Chapter 6 Housing Wealth and Mortgage Debt in Australia.